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Magnetic Domains

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Magnets are made of tiny sections of magnetic fields that are aligned to produce a larger magnetic field. These are called _____.

a)

magnetic domains

b)

magnetic fields

c)

magnetic sections

d)

electromagnets

2.

Why does a compass needle point north?

a)

because north is up

b)

it lines up with Earth's magnetic field

c)

because of magic

d)

the compass is programmed to do so

3.
You know this substance is magnetized because
a)
all the domains have right angles
b)
the arrows are drawn in red
c)
the domains are aligned
d)
the domains are random
4.

Which type of magnet does not lose it's magnetic properties easily.

a)

a permanent magnet

b)

an electromagnet

c)

a temporary magnet

d)

a nail rubbed across the north pole of a magnet

5.

Which of these images illustrates a unmagnetized material?

a)
b)
6.

How can a material become magnetized?

a)

Placing the object into a strong magnetic field

b)

Heating the object

c)

Arrange the magnetic domains randomly

7.

The orbiting electrons in a magnetic material makes each atom:

a)

A mini magnet

b)

An atomic magnet

c)

A small magnet

d)

AT tiny magnet

8.
A permanent magnet
a)
has no magnetic domains until a magnet is near it
b)
has magnetic domains aligned only when another magnet is near it
c)
has magnetic domains aligned all the time
d)
has no magnetic domains
9.
A temporary magnet
a)
has no magnetic domains until a magnet is near it
b)
has magnetic domains aligned only when another magnet is near it
c)
has magnetic domains aligned all the time
d)
has no magnetic domains
10.

What happens when you split a magnet in half?

a)

It becomes twice as strong

b)

You end up with two smaller magnets

c)

You end up with a North Pole magnet and a South Pole Magnet (as long as you split it perfectly in half)

d)

Your magnet loses all of it's magnetism (it leaks out of the break)